"I've seen Brother Kecheng, and Brother Ke can be with him."

In the courtyard, Shen Kan called out cordially, and then bowed respectfully to Shen Shi and Shen Hua in the house.

"The eldest brother is fine, the second brother is fine. Forgive the little brother for being clumsy, dare to ask this brother?"

Shen Shi bowed his head slightly to him and said, "This is Sun Wengen, the third son of Mr. Lifeng, the second uncle of the Sun family, who returned to his hometown to participate in the township test this time."

"I've seen Brother Sun." Shen Kan also shook his head at the other party.

"Come on, it's all family. I was rude before. ”

Sun Wengeng, who was sitting, said softly, and the person stood up again, with a hint of apology on his face.

"Don't dare." Shen Kan, who looked respectful, was secretly heartbroken in his heart, not to mention the children of the family, especially those who were on the rise, would definitely not lack manners and politeness, even if his heart was as dark as a ghost.

With a simple face, Shen Kan can probably judge that in terms of speaking and cultivation skills, Shen Shi is undoubtedly slightly inferior. For the increasingly refined industry, even if the effort between the lines is a little bit immediate, the difference between the words is often lost by a thousand miles.

Next, Shen Kan stood in the corner of the study, standing quietly without saying a word, because he failed to enter the school and the youngest was not yet the crown, he didn't sit down.

Although Ye Kecheng wanted to talk to him, because the two brothers of the Shen family were present, he just smiled at Shen Kan from time to time.

Several young people continued the previous conversation, and Shen Kan listened tastelessly, most of the names mentioned were unknown.

After a while, Shoumo came in and offered a circle of tea, and without Shen Shi's permission, some thirsty Shen Kan didn't dare to drink it.

Shen Shi didn't seem to notice his younger brother, and said: "Wen Geng came back to his hometown to try, and he worked hard all the way, but Wen Ying was at ease, and he was an official, so he couldn't compare to our brothers who studied hard every day and worked hard."

Speaking of this, Shen Shi saw Ye Kecheng winking at Shen Kan, so he smiled and said, "The fifth brother is not bad, but the third uncle is still a minister, if there is a fortunate official, it is probably an uninhabited official."

Shadow officer? Shen Kan sighed in his heart, it seems that if the officials of the Ming Dynasty worked hard and made great achievements, most of them could inherit their father's business with a son before retiring, the so-called father to son, all walks of life are like this.

If you can be an official and a half-job, even if it's a small official, it's good! At least it's a civil servant with an iron job, isn't it? Drought and flood harvest is not hard for a lifetime, not bad! Shen Kan thought beautifully in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the second brother Shen Hua took a basin of cold water on his head, and said: "I remember that the third uncle mentioned this matter in his family letter a year ago, and the third uncle wrote that he was selected by the saint, and the heirs did not dare to invite pets again, and the ancestors also agreed."

What? Shen Kan was suddenly disappointed, and just blew my civil servant like this? Do you want me to stay at home for the rest of my life?

"Why?" Ye Kecheng frowned and asked, "Shen Kan is anxious and righteous, and he must be a capable official." Even if Third Uncle Shen doesn't want to invite him, he can't just cut off Shen Kan's opportunity to show his ambitions!"

It's just that Shen Kan, who was slanderous in his heart, became more and more fond of this righteous and outspoken Ye family brother, and he also despised the old men in the family infinitely.

"Yes, it is only natural for a son to inherit his father's business." Ye Keyou also said.

"And this?" Shen Shi was a little dazed, obviously ignorant of this matter.

Sun Wengen suddenly turned his head to look at Shen Kan, and Shen Kan hurriedly suppressed the disappointment in his heart and didn't let the other party see through his mentality.

"You don't know." Shen Hua's tone was unhurried, "All the brothers in the family are studying, only the fifth brother is good at anticipating things, and the elders mean that everything will be handed over to him in the future, saving the lessons of the past, the family business is barren, and the children and grandchildren have no place to write from the literature." ”

"I see." Ye Kecheng nodded, relieved, after all, the Shen family is not as rich as the Ye family, nor is it like the high-ranking officials of the Sun family to sit, almost everyone in this generation reads, and there must be someone who comes out to take care of foreign affairs, just like Fourth Uncle Shen.

"The elders think about it." Shen Shi smiled, and then joked to Shen Kan, "Fifth brother, you will be the head of the family in the future, congratulations." ”

Dream on! Shen Kan was unmoved, his own family is a three-room, and he ranks fifth, not to mention that the position of the eldest patriarch is born with Shen Shi, even if he is an official and has no time to take care of the affairs of his hometown, can the four elder brothers be successful? On the elder and youngest essay on fame, how can I be a younger brother who is qualified to surpass?

Even if they all become officials, I am in charge of the house, is it interesting? There are four emperors and four sisters-in-law on top! Besides, it's not like being an official for a lifetime, and sooner or later you have to retire and return to your hometown.

Besides, it is difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs, who is willing to hover among the seven aunts and eight aunts all year round? Purely thankless errands.

Shen Kan has no interest in the so-called housekeeper at all, after all, he comes from later generations and is used to a small family. Of course, as a member of the family, it is appropriate to contribute, but you can't spend a lifetime of energy on it.

This aspect definitely varies from person to person, the emperor's position is something that people are worried about, but there are also emperors who would rather be born in an ordinary family than work hard in their position.

Shen Kan couldn't help but cry and laugh a little, in the end, do the elders look up to themselves or look down on themselves? is also the only son in the third room, what does the cheap dad think? What about my own mother-in-law whom I haven't met?

There are many brothers in the Shen family in this generation, and there are also many concubines, so there are actually many candidates who can help take care of the family business, why did they just appoint themselves?

Alas! The previous term, the previous term, what did you do badly, why did you have to run to help? is still so capable, can't we be a beautiful man quietly?

"It's still early, so it's better to visit the canal. By the way, there is a Jin Fengyan who has been famous recently, why don't my brothers go and explore? . ”

Shen Shi said with great interest, and smiled at Sun Wengen: "You live in the capital for a long time, tell us about the Fengyue Field in the capital, you must not lose to our Jiangnan, right?"

Sun Wengen shook his head and said: "There is a saying in the capital, turtles lead to the bottom of the sea!" Since I was thirteen years old, my father and brother have been strict in my family, and the first thing is that choosing friends is important. ”

"How do you explain that?" Shen Shi asked.

Sun Wengen said with a smile: "Dao Xian is not strange, I have never been close to Zhu and red and black to ink, if my children can make good friends and good friends, they can ponder each other's knowledge and read poetry and books diligently, but if you meet a friend who is not upright, take you to the Qinglou gambling house, if the elders in the family are doting on and do not inspect, then the profligacy will become worse and worse, and it will become obscene."

"You're turning around to taunt me? Good for you, Sun Wengen. Shen Shi pointed at him and smiled helplessly, "That's it, I didn't say what I said before, so I'll stop it." ”

"Just kidding, don't be angry." Sun Wengen smiled and raised the teacup to apologize, "However, the Fengyue Field in the capital is indeed 'turtle through the seabed', no matter how strict the government is, those who run the name of Qinghun Hall always have the means to open up the staff, officials, door seals, and even the clerks and officials who handle the case, etc., all of which are jointed, and you are helpless to let the nobles of your clan do nothing, and I don't know how many children in the north are obsessed with fireworks, resulting in bankruptcy, and even losing their lives." ”

Shen Kan nodded frequently when he heard this, and looked at Sun Wengen even more in his heart, this remark seemed to be said casually, but in fact he was warning his childhood friends, the first ten thousand evil and prostitution are the first, and the second friend should be cautious, absolutely golden and jade good words.

The eldest brother Shen Shi is quite famous in the local area, and he is also born graceful, and he likes to make friends, and often goes in and out of the Qinglou painting boat, probably Sun Wengen is worried that he is young and frivolous, once he can't control it and goes astray.

At this time, Ye Kecheng said: "My Ye family has a younger brother, who likes to wear a few new gorgeous clothes when he is fifteen or sixteen years old, surrounded by a group of three friends and four friends. At first, it was nothing more than instigating him to eat and make tea in Lehufang, but later on a cruise near the gate of Dongting Lake, I saw the female prostitutes on the painting boat, some combing their hair, some of them wearing men's makeup, in short, all of them wore red dresses and green jackets, and were smeared with grease and powder. The young men were itchy at the sight, and after some discussion, they followed after them, and one of them led them to the boat and into the door... Alas!"

"What happened next?" Shen Shi hurriedly asked, although he often went to the painting boat, but he took the elegant route, and he had never spent the night in the painting boat.

The social concept of the Ming Dynasty in this regard is actually similar to that of later generations, in order to socialize every day to go to the place of consumption, people will say that you have the ability, even if you occasionally do great health care, but if you don't return home every day and night or are infatuated with Miss?

Shen Shi hadn't experienced this, so he was very curious, what was it like to go deep into a prostitute's house? This is also what these hard-working talents have in common, even Sun Wengen is just hearsay.

Everyone's attention was focused on Ye Kecheng, after all, they were all men! Only Shen Kan, who has nothing to do with himself, is thoughtful. Because people in this era basically don't speak without purpose, especially the learned, almost everything they say means something.

Like the talkative Li Charen, he obviously didn't know each other, and it wasn't because he was a child of the Shen family, so he pretended to talk to his heart and set up a friendship in advance.

Shen Kan understood after a little pondering, not how smart he was, but that the fiancée of the eldest brother Shen Shi was the daughter of the Ye family, and it was also out of friendship.

Suddenly, Ye Kecheng said: "I don't know much about the twists and turns here, but the fifth brother is well-informed, and it was thanks to the family he notified that day that my brother was saved from making a big mistake."

As soon as the words fell, four or five pairs of eyes shot towards this side in unison, and Shen Kan, who was hanging high, suddenly had a numb scalp, and shouted in his heart: Bitter!